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Tuesday Jul 7 | WSJM-AM Saint Joseph

Chikaming Twp Near-Drowning Victim In Stable Condition

A West Chester, Illinois woman is recovering today after a near drowning in Chikaming Township, and one local official says it's all thanks to some good Samaritans and new technology.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Family Of Sheri Coleman Vows To Keep Husband From Making Money On Murders

The family of Sheri Coleman wants to know more about a reported fundraiser held for her husband.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Prosecutors Lay Out The Case Against Chris Coleman

Police say the reported death threats against the Coleman family came from Chris Coleman's computer.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Accused killer Coleman gets visitors in jail

Chris Coleman, the father accused of killing his wife and two sons, has had a few visitors since being locked up at the Monroe County Jail.

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Wed May 20, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Ill. man pleads not guilty to killing wife, 2 sons

Chris Coleman, center, is consoled by an unidentified female and his father, Rev.

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Tue May 19, 2009

CNN

Husband, father arrested in Illinois triple slaying

Police arrested a southwestern Illinois man in connection with the slayings of his 31-year-old wife and their two young sons.

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Mon May 18, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Communities Clean Up After Last Week's Storms

Wednesday's wicked weather is not making things any easier in southern Missouri and Illinois.

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Sat May 16, 2009

Belleville News

Affidavit in Columbia triple murder details funeral dispute

Sheri Coleman's mother, Angela DeCicco, was alone when the LaGrange Park Police called her May 5 and informed her of the deaths earlier that morning of her only daughter and only grandchildren, according to court records.

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Fri May 15, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Family Friend Of Chris Coleman Hopes People Don't Rush To Judgment

As investigators continue to search for a killer in Columbia Illinois, a man who's known the family of Chris Coleman for years has a message about the father and husband of the victims.

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Thu May 14, 2009

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Police say they know who killed Colemans, await word from prosecutor

The lead investigator hunting the murderer of a woman and her two sons said Wednesday he knows who did it - but that the prosecutor may take a month or more to review the evidence.

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WHEC-TV Rochester

Cop: 1 person responsible for Ill. familya s deaths

CHESTER, Ill. - Investigators say one person is responsible for last week's killings of a woman and her two children in their southwestern Illinois home.

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Wed May 13, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Chris Coleman visits graves of slain wife and children

More than a week after the Coleman family slayings, the three victims are being laid to rest.

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Tue May 12, 2009

CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV

Chris Coleman's Fingerprints Taken In Triple Murder Case

Chris Coleman walked out of the Columbia Police department on Monday after complying with a court order to submit his fingerprints, according to Maj.

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Mon May 11, 2009

Suntimes News

Powerful storms rumble across the River Region Friday morning

Power outages has knocked KSGM AM and KBDZ FM off air Some described Friday morning's storm as a mini hurricane but the storms that moved through Perry and Sainte Genevieve Counties in Missouri and Randolph County in Illinois were more than mini, they were extremely powerful and destructive.

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Sat May 09, 2009

CW11 St. Louis KPLR-TV

Visitation Friday For Triple Murder Victims; Community Plans Vigil

Investigators with the Major Case Squad say they may extend their customary 5 day working period as they continue looking for the killer of three people in Columbia, Illinois Tuesday.

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Wed Mar 25, 2009

Daily Egyptian

BOT to hear 9.9 percent tuition hike proposal

The SIU Board of Trustees will consider a proposal next week that could increase tuition rates by 9.9 percent, university spokesman Rod Sievers confirmed Tuesday.

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Tue Feb 24, 2009

Belleville News

Changes are coming to O'Fallon Wal-Mart

By this time next month, the Wal-Mart store in O'Fallon will move some of its departments to different places.

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Fri Jan 09, 2009

Southern Illinoisan

Chester High to host SWIC-SIUC 'Saluki Night'

Fans attending the Chester High School boys' basketball game Friday, Feb. 13, may experience momentary confusion when they look around the gymnasium.

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Thu Jan 08, 2009

Belleville News

Councils vote for new Scout grouping

Local Boy Scouts for decades have worn shoulder patches from the Okaw Valley or Trails West council, but that's about to end.

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Tue Jan 06, 2009

STLtoday

Suit settled in claim that Menard prison guards didn't prevent murder

The state of Illinois will pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging correctional officers did nothing to stop the murder of an inmate at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Ill.

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